Ann Miller Donates Shoes to NMAH

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Summary

Ann Miller donates her gold slippers (worn in "Easter Parade" and "Kiss Me Kate") to the National Museum of American History's entertainment collection. The slippers, nicknamed "Joe" and "Moe," were worn by Miller to do 500 taps per minute for "Ripley's Believe It or Not."

Subject

  • Miller, Ann 1923-
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, "The Torch," January 1985, p. 2.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1985

Topic

  • Celebrities
  • Gifts

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